Lost Denali hikers decompress after rescue
The National Park Service describes backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson as “grinning ear to ear” after being re-united with family members yesterday. The...
TransCanada addresses legislative doubts
TransCanada-Alaska today took the opportunity to respond to doubts that have arisen at legislative hearings in Anchorage this week. Lawmakers are considering whether to...
Alaskans weigh in on AGIA
Last night the citizens of Alaska had a chance to weigh in on the AGIA proposal. Only 16 people signed up to testify, and...
FERC orders TAPS to pay state refund
Alaska could be getting an oil revenue boost. Federal regulators today ruled that owners of the 800-mile, trans-Alaska pipeline system overcharged for shipping oil...
Denali search continues after missing hikers make cell contact
The missing backpackers in Denali National Park are alive and well. Erica Nelson called her mother this morning to report she and Abby Flantz...
Palin drops idea for energy debit cards, still pursuing consumer cost deflection
Governor Sarah Palin is expected to release her final plan to help Alaskans deal with the high costs of energy at the end of...
Hickel recommends legislators turn down TransCanada gas plan
Former Governor Wally Hickel this morning asked legislators to reject Governor Palin's proposal to license TransCanada as developer of a North Slope gas pipeline...
Search for lost Denali hikers intensifies
Searchers in Denali National Park are ramping up efforts to find missing backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson. The searchnow involves 3 helicopters,...
Congress examines effects of ocean acidification
Tomorrow, a US House subcommittee plans to pass a bill to step up research on the impacts of growing acidity in the world's...
BP and ConocoPhillips request FERC gasline approval
BP and ConocoPhillips today formally requested federal approval to begin the regulatory process that could lead to a gas pipeline from the North Slope...
Search intensifies for missing Denali hikers
The effort to find 2 hikers missing in Denali National Park intensified today. Sixty people are involved in the search for Abby Flantz of...
Senate President Lyda Green will not run for re-election
State Senate president Lyda Green (R - Wasilla) has announced she does not plan to run for re-election. Green, who represents the Mat-Su Valley,...
Anchorage and Mat-Su mayors form regional transit authority
Mat Su Borough Mayor Curt Menard and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich signed a joint agreement today that creates a regional transit authority that will...
Irwin rejects Exxon Mobile's latest plan for Pt. Thompson
Alaska's Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin has again rejected Exxon Mobile's 23rd plan for development of Point Thompson. The state moved to...
All-Alaska gas line supporters weigh in with Legislators
Legislators in Fairbanks considering Governor Sarah Palin's bill that would license a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to North American markets today...
Alaska Interior mayors gather to demand state's help with energy costs
Local mayors will lead a rally in Fairbanks tomorrow to draw attention to the energy crisis in the interior. The rally is timed to...
Pipeline operators on trial over oil spill risk in Copper River watershed
As hundreds of Cordovans count the days before the Supreme Court issues their decision on the decades-long Exxon litigation, a few are putting Big...
Only 55% of Anchorage's Alaska Native 9th graders likely to graduate
The Anchorage School District has released its first report that details the percentage of ninth grade students who are on track to graduate. Overall,...
US House Subcommittee examines International Whaling Commission
In preparation for the International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting later this month in Santiago, Chile, a US House Subcommittee held an oversight hearing today...